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AFRC News

  • McConnell Reserve group to become a wing

    The Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group will be designated the 931st Air Refueling Wing, effective March 5. The wing designation will establish the 931st Operations Group, the 931st Maintenance Group, and the 931st Force Support Squadron. The same authorization will also stand up the 905th

  • Kelly selected as new AFRC Command Chief

    The Chief of the Air Force Reserve has announced the new Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Force Reserve Command.Chief Master Sgt. Ericka E. Kelly, command chief for the 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, will fill AFRC's top enlisted position, according to a release

  • Rescue Reservists clear range for rocket launch

    Wing reservists provided range-clearance and contingency support for the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Feb. 5 at 8:38 a.m.Onboard the Atlas was the final in a block of 12 GPS IIF satellites. The

  • Portland pararescuers recover lost skier on Mount Hood

    Air Force Reservists from the 304th Rescue Squadron joined forces with local volunteer search and rescue organizations to rescue a lost skier who called 911 after getting lost on Mount Hood, a popular wilderness recreation area 40 miles east of Portland.The call for assistance came in the early

  • Loadmasters balance time, maintain mission readiness

    Several loadmasters from the 300th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, took to the skies over Central America this weekend to assist the U.S. Coast Guard with transporting aircraft and various cargo, enabling them to obtain critical training and to remain proficient in their

  • Bowman takes command of Niagara wing

    Col. Brian Bowman assumed command of the men and women of the 914th Airlift Wing here Feb. 6.Bowman received command from Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris, 22nd Air Force Commander, in front of more than 50 distinguished visitors and guests. The 914th AW stood in formation and listened to remarks by Harris

  • Korean depot maintenance saves Reserve time, money

    A 943rd Rescue Group HH-60 returned to Davis-Monthan AFB Jan. 28 after a year at the Korean Air Lines Joint Depot Level Maintenance facility for its 78-month major overhaul.This is the first time that the Air Force Reserve Command has sent one of its helicopters to Korea instead of using stateside

  • Group flies final C-130H mission, preps for J-model

    The 913th Airlift Group flew its final C-130H mission Jan. 28, as the wing prepared to transition to the J-model of the venerable Hercules transporter.This flight means the mission for the 913th has officially changed from the “H” to the “J” model,” said Lt. Col. Keith Jasmin, chief of current

  • Hurricane Hunters gather forecast data on record-breaking blizzard

    The Hurricane Hunters of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew a different kind of mission from Keesler Air Force Base Friday to gather data on the blizzard that hit the Eastern Seaboard.The blizzard began dropping snow on the area early Friday, and was a record-setter for three cities,

  • Ministry of presence - Reserve chaplain connects with Airmen

    Flying with an aircrew on an operational mission is not a task most people associate with when thinking about a military chaplain.  Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Ronald Apollo, a chaplain with the 315th Airlift Wing, calls it “ministry of presence” and he sees this as the bedrock of what an Air Force chaplain